Andrew E. Reynolds

Mr.Andrew E. Reynolds age 96, died peacefully in his sleep on October 18, 2003 at his home in Weston. Andy was born July 31, 1907 in Lynn, Mass. He was married to watercolor and portrait artist Electa Lewis Reynolds (or Brownie, as he called her)who passed away in 1976. Andy and Brownie's son, U.S. Army Private Judson Lewis Reynolds passed away in 1962 while he was a student at Brown university. Andy was a graduate of Tufts University and played with the Tufts College Orchestra on countless cruise ships including the Mauritania (sister ship to the Titanic) across the globe. He then used his engineering degree to work for University Sign Company and Mobeco, Inc and helped work on everything from the Filene's basement signs to the famous Citgo sign that adorns the Boston skyline. When his artist wife Brownie passed away, Andy became determined to finish her paintings for her end eventually became an artist in his own right, showing his work in shows in both Maine and Massachusetts. After retiring as an engineer in the 1970's, he began avidly cruising the Holland American and Cunard Lines as a passenger this time. In 1977 he met Evelyn Slattery of Washington, D.C. and together they both got a second chance at love, one that would last the next 20 years, until Evelyn's passing in 2000. Together they cruised the world, charmed hundreds of cruise goers, sat at every Captains table and won countless bridge competition awards. Andy will be missed by those who survive him, his friends in Boston, Weston, and Five Islands, Maine where he summered at his house there since the 1940's. He is survived by his great-niece Laura J. Ludwig and her husband Robert D. Fuller of Weston, her children Greggory and Dustin Armitage, his great-niece Linda Gumlaw of Belchertown and her family, and his great-nephew, Richard Ludwig of Thomaston, Maine and his family. He will also be greatly missed by Evelyn Slattery's family, Mary and Bill Price of Oklahoma City, OK, and their children, James Price, Eileen Price and Anne Fine. A Graveside Service will be held on Tuesday October 21st in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge. Rev. Robert F. Hoaglander will officiate.